Indonesion Women Show Her Beard

A WOMAN who began sprouting thick facial hair for 19 years following the birth of her first child says she no longer wants to hide her beard away.
 Indonesian Agustina Dorman, 38, first noticed the stubble growth when she was 25, days after the birth of her first child. Ever since she has hidden her face under a hijab whenever outside in Penaga village, Indonesia. But she woman has decided to ditch the clothing and accept her condition - regardless of the stares and unwanted attention she now attracts.
 Agustina - who also sports a mild moustache and chest hair - says that whenever she attempted to cut or shave the beard she experienced unbearable pain. After several attempts to rid herself of the goatee, she was forced to let it grow. And scared that her children - aged 19 and three - would be bullied for their mother's appearance, Agustina hid away under the hijab.
 Among Indonesia's large Muslim population, Agustina could move about without attracting unwanted attention. But she says her eldest child began to receive taunts from others who found out about their mother's unusual condition. It led to her confronting her children's tormentors by unveiling herself and freely walking around their village for the first time this week.
 She hopes that through education about her condition, people will become accepting of her appearance. Earlier this year a German bearded lady called Mariam appeared on British programme This Morning to reveal she felt sexy with her stubble. Mariam now travels with a circus as the bearded lady act, which she says she enjoys since she has studied acting in the past and also likes educating people about the issue. 'I want to give people the opportunity to talk to a bearded lady, because usually they are too scared in the street.'
 She said: 'I want to give people the opportunity to talk to a bearded lady, because usually they are too scared in the street.'